Bills sign T.J. Yates as battle for back-up QB begins

The battle for back-up quarterback at One Bills Drive is about to get more interesting. According to ESPN insider Adam Caplan, the Buffalo Bills signed free agent T.J. Yates to their roster on Monday. The former Miami Dolphins back-up visited with Buffalo last week.

Yates was drafted in the fifth-round by the Houston Texans in the 2011 NFL Draft and spent three years there before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons in 2014. He returned to Houston in 2015 where he suffered a torn ACL after starting only two games. Yates moved on to Miami in 2016 as a back-up for quarterback Ryan Tannehill. During his six years in the NFL, Yates started a total of seven games and accumulated an average completion percentage of 58.1.

The six-foot-four, 217-pound star from North Carolina made his presence known in the NFL on January 7, 2012, when he led the Texans to their first ever playoff win with the score of 31–10 over the Cincinnati Bengals, only the fifth rookie quarterback to ever win a playoff game.

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The Bills needed to add depth to the quarterback position. Yates will compete with quarterback Cardale Jones for the back-up position behind starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor. As the 2017 NFL draft draws closer, Buffalo will likely want to weigh all options at the quarterback position before they decide whether or not to draft one on April 27th.

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